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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Deny , oppose
which one is correct,
"who will oppose his words" or "who will deny his words"
"who will oppose his words" or "who will deny his words"
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The words mean different things. Bill: We will attack the castle at dawn! Peter: I won't do that.
- The words mean different things.
- Bill: We will attack the castle at dawn!
- Peter: I won't do that.
- Its a stupid plan.
- Peter opposes Bill's words.
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The words mean different things.
Bill: We will attack the castle at dawn!
Peter: I won't do that. Its a stupid plan.
Peter opposes Bill's words.
Bill: Mary is the one who stole the lamb!
Peter: That's not true at all! It was Bill himself!
Peter denies Bills words.
Bill: We will attack the castle at dawn!
Peter: I won't do that. Its a stupid plan.
Peter opposes Bill's words.
Bill: Mary is the one who stole the lamb!
Peter: That's not true at all! It was Bill himself!
Peter denies Bills words.
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Hi GrammarGeek,
You mean that when we use "oppose" we go against sth in action, but when we use "deny" we just repudiate sth verbally.Right?
Thank you in advance,
Iman
You mean that when we use "oppose" we go against sth in action, but when we use "deny" we just repudiate sth verbally.Right?
Thank you in advance,
Iman
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Yes. To oppose something is to put up a fight against it. To deny something is to claim it is not true.
It's not possible to oppose or deny words, literally. You oppose people or ideas, and you deny claims.
CJ
It's not possible to oppose or deny words, literally. You oppose people or ideas, and you deny claims.
CJ
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